MasterFormat is the standard in the construction industry for formatting the specifications and other written information for commercial and institutional building projects in the U.S. and Canada. It provides a master list of Divisions and Section numbers with associated titles to organize all relevant information about construction requirements, products and activities. This standardization is essential … Continued
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Title III of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requires …all public accommodations to provide their goods and services to people with disabilities on an equal basis with the rest of the general public. Public accommodations include most businesses and services we all use each and every day – restaurants, hotels, theaters, museums, libraries, parks, … Continued
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State of California discovers…. Imagine turning carpet waste and old tires into new consumer products instead of piling up in landfills. Waste carpet and used tires are two of the biggest contributors to growing landfills. How can manufacturers create new products while repurposing these materials consumer use? SafePath Products in Chico, California is doing … Continued
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How do you feel about the smell of burning rubber, not great, right?? How about the recycled rubber threshold ramp? How about the fact that 44 million tires get thrown away every year in California alone? Tire fires are a huge hazard, not to mention an enormous health risk for anyone exposed to the open burning. … Continued
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Is yours an ADA compliant exercise facility? There are more and more disabled people becoming actively involved as students looking for an ADA compliant exercise facility, not to mention those actively involved in exercise programs and strength training programs. Martial arts academies, dojos, kickboxing and karate studios are not immune to federal and state accessibility laws … Continued
Read ArticleOn July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), banning discrimination based on disability and requiring certain accommodations in public places. For nearly 30 years many managers have taken necessary steps to ensure their facilities comply with ADA’s accessibility guidelines. With Bush’s recent death, many Americans remembered his career, … Continued
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Thousands of our school campuses constructed over 10 to 15 years ago are absent the door threshold design considerations set forth by the ADA ( American’s with Disabilities Act). Buildings built prior to 1992 still lack enforcement of state and local government building codes and therefore are subject to a myriad of access violations. I … Continued
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